Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Grave marker inscribed with the name of Klara Katah, age 96, originally from Sarajevo, that was placed in the Jewish cemetery of the former Djakovo labor camp in Dakovo in eastern Croatia after World War II (1939-1945.) In April 1941, Yugoslavia was dismembered by Nazi Germany and its allies. The fanatical, fascist Ustasa organization declared the creation of the Independent State of Croatia. The Ustasa established several concentration camps to separate and murder Jews, Serbs, Roma, and other ethnic and religious minorities, as well as political opponents. The Djakovo camp, on the grounds of a former flour mill, was used to incarcerate Jewish children and women, and a small number of Serbians, from December 1941 - June 1942. Nearly 4000 people were sent to the camp and nearly 600 died, chiefly of malnutrition and typhus. There were two major transports to the camp. In December 1941, a transport of 1830 Jewish children and women, and 50 Serbian girls, arrived in the camp. In February 1942, 1200 women were shipped from Stara Gradiska concentration camp to Djakovo. Beginning December 9, 1941, those who died were buried in a Jewish cemetery near the camp. Despite orders that the graves were to be unmarked, Stephan Kolb (1886-1945), the gravedigger at the Jewish cemetery from 1910-1945, secretly kept a list of where each victim was buried. After the war ended in May 1945, approximately 590 individual markers were placed on the graves identifying the name, town, and age of the victim. The Jewish Community of Sarajevo began a project in 2011 to replace the original grave markers which were deteriorating due to the weather, and donated the original markers to family members and museums.
- Date
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creation:
after 1945
- Geography
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use:
Jewish cemetery;
Dakovo (Croatia)
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Jewish Community of Sarajevo
- Contributor
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Subject:
Klara Katah
- Biography
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Klara Katah was born in approximately 1846 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In April 1941, Yugoslavia was dismembered by Nazi Germany and its allies. The fanatical, fascist Ustasa organization declared the creation of the Independent State of Croatia. The Ustasa established several concentration camps to separate and murder Jews, Serbs, Roma, other minorities, and political opponents. The Djakovo camp was used to incarcerate Jewish children and women, and a small number of Serbians, from December 1941 - June 1942. Klara Katah was imprisoned in Djakovo after December 1941. She died there, age 96, by June 1942.
Physical Details
- Language
- Croatian
- Classification
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Jewish Art and Symbolism
- Category
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Jewish ceremonial objects
- Object Type
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Grave markers (aat)
- Physical Description
- Rectangular metal sheet, 8.375 x 12.625 inches, with a narrow horizontal shelf with a small vertical lip at the lower edge. The sign is riveted in the center to a long, narrow metal stake with a pointed tip that was inserted into the ground. The front of the sign has an inscription handwritten in white paint. The sign is heavily corroded with flaking.
- Dimensions
- overall: Height: 28.000 inches (71.12 cm) | Width: 12.875 inches (32.703 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)
- Materials
- overall : metal, paint
- Inscription
- front, white paint : KATAH KLARA / SARAJEVO 96g.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish cemeteries--Croatia--Dakovo. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Yugoslavia--Sarajevo. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Croatia--Dakovo. Jewish sepulchral monuments--Croatia--Dakovo. Jews--Persecutions--Croatia--History--20th century. Women concentration camp inmates--Croatia--Dakovo.
- Corporate Name
- Djakovo (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The grave marker was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by the Jewish Community of Sarajevo.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-30 10:23:01
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn51085
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